Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound

ABSTRACT

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:wherein in Formula 1, A1 to A4, M, and T1 to T3 are the same as described in the specification.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/982,248, filed on May 17, 2018, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0063625, filed on May 23, 2017, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 119, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

One or more embodiments relate to an organometallic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emission devices, which have superior characteristics in terms of a viewing angle, a response time, a brightness, a driving voltage, and a response speed, and which produce full-color images.

In an example, an organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer. A hole transport region may be disposed between the anode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region may be disposed between the emission layer and the cathode. Holes provided from the anode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons provided from the cathode may move toward the emission layer through the electron transport region. The holes and the electrons recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons transit from an excited state to a ground state, thereby generating light.

Meanwhile, luminescent compounds may be used to monitor, sense, or detect a variety of biological materials including cells and proteins. An example of the luminescent compounds includes a phosphorescent luminescent compound.

Various types of organic light emitting devices are known. However, there still remains a need in OLEDs having low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, and long lifespan.

SUMMARY

Aspects of the present disclosure provide an organometallic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

M in Formula 1 may be beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), titanium (Ti), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), zirconium (Zr), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), rhenium (Re), platinum (Pt), or gold (Au),

-   -   in Formula 1, two bonds selected from a bond between A₁ and M, a         bond between A₂ and M, a bond A₃ and M, and a bond between A₄         and M may each be a covalent bond, and the others thereof may         each be a coordinate bond,     -   A₁ in Formula 1 may be ring CY₁ represented by Formula A1-1 or         A1-2, and in Formulae A1-1 and A1-2, * indicates a binding site         to M in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in         Formula 1,     -   A₂ in Formula 1 may be ring CY₂ represented by one of Formulae         A2-1 to A2-3, and in Formulae A2-1 to A2-3, * indicates a         binding site to M in Formula 1, *′ indicates a binding site to         T₁ in Formula 1, and *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in         Formula 1,     -   A₃ in Formula 1 may be ring CY₃ represented by one of Formulae         A3-1 to A3-3, and in Formulae A3-1 to A3-3, * indicates a         binding site to M in Formula 1, *″ indicates a binding site to         T₂ in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in         Formula 1,     -   A₄ in Formula 1 may be a first atom linked to M, or a non-cyclic         moiety including the first atom linked to M,     -   the first atom may be B, P, Si, O, or S,     -   X₁ to X₃ and Y₁ to Y₆ in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and         A3-1 to A3-3 may each independently be C or N, rings CY₁ to CY₃         in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 may each         independently be a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀         heterocyclic group,     -   T₁ to T₃ in Formula 1 may each independently be selected from a         single bond, a double bond, *—N(R₇)—*′, *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*′,         *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—S—*′,         *—Se—*′, *—O—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)₂—*′,         *—C(R₇)═*′, *═C(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)═C(R₈)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, and         *—C≡C—*′, and * and *′ each indicate a binding site to a         neighboring atom,     -   R₇ and R₈ may optionally be linked via a single bond, a double         bond, or a first linking group to form a substituted or         unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or         unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,     -   R₁ to R₃, R₇, and R₈ may each independently be selected from         hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a hydroxyl group, a         cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group,         a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a         sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group         or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl         group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a         substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted         or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or         unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or         unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or         unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or         unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or         unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted         C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀         arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl         group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted         monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,         —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉),     -   a1 to a3 in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3         may each independently be an integer from 0 to 20,     -   two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₁ may optionally be         linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic         group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic         group,     -   two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂ may optionally be         linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic         group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic         group,     -   two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₃ may optionally be         linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic         group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic         group,     -   two or more groups selected from R₁ to R₃ may optionally be         linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic         group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic         group,     -   A₁ and A₄ in Formula 1 are not linked to each other,     -   Formula 1 satisfies at least one of a “First Condition” to a         “Third Condition”:     -   “First Condition”     -   A₁ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula A1-2,     -   “Second Condition”     -   A₂ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula A2-2 or A2-3, and     -   “Third Condition”

A₃ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula A3-2 or A3-3,

-   -   at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic         group, the substituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, the         substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl         group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, the substituted         C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group,         the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀         heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the         substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀         arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heteroaryl group, the         substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,         and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed         heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:     -   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H,         —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an         amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a         carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group         or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a         C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl         group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group;     -   a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl         group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least         one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H,         —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a         nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone         group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic         acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt         thereof, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl         group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl         group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀         arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent         non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent         non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂),         —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇), and —P(═O)(Q₁₈)(Q₁₉);     -   a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio         group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed heteropolycyclic group;     -   a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio         group, a C₁-C₀₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least         one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H,         —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a         nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone         group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic         acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt         thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀         alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group,         a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a         C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀         aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl         group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a         monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,         —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇), and         —P(═O)(Q₂₈)(Q₂₉); and     -   —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇), and         —P(═O)(Q₃₈)(Q₃₉), and     -   Q₁ to Q₉, Q₁₁ to Q₁₉, Q₂₁ to Q₂₉, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₉ may each         independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl,         —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an         amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a         carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group         or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a         C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at         least one elected from deuterium, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, and a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl         group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a         C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a         C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀         aryl group substituted with at least one deuterium, a C₁-C₆₀         alkyl group, and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a         C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent         non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent         non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting device including:

-   -   a first electrode;     -   a second electrode; and     -   an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the         second electrode     -   wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer and at         least one of the above organometallic compounds.

The organometallic compounds may act as a dopant in the organic layer.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a diagnostic composition including at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the FIGURE which is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring to the FIGURES, to explain aspects of the present description. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly in contact with the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, or section from another element, component, region, layer, or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer, or section without departing from the teachings of the present embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The term “or” means “and/or.” It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” or “includes” and/or “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this general inventive concept belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to cross section illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized embodiments. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, embodiments described herein should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions as illustrated herein but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing. For example, a region illustrated or described as flat may, typically, have rough and/or nonlinear features. Moreover, sharp angles that are illustrated may be rounded. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the precise shape of a region and are not intended to limit the scope of the present claims.

“About” or “approximately” as used herein is inclusive of the stated value and means within an acceptable range of deviation for the particular value as determined by one of ordinary skill in the art, considering the measurement in question and the error associated with measurement of the particular quantity (i.e., the limitations of the measurement system). For example, “about” can mean within one or more standard deviations, or within ±30%, 20%, 10%, 5% of the stated value.

An organometallic compound according to an embodiment is represented by Formula 1 below:

M in Formula 1 may be beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), titanium (Ti), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), zirconium (Zr), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), rhenium (Re), platinum (Pt), or gold (Au).

In an embodiment, M may be Pd or Pt, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formula 1, two bonds selected from a bond between A₁ and M, a bond between A₂ and M, a bond between A₃ and M, and a bond between A₄ and M may each be a covalent bond, and the other bonds may each be a coordinate bond. Therefore, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be electrically neutral.

In an embodiment, a bond between A₁ and M and a bond between A₄ and M may each be a covalent bond, and a bond between A₂ and M and a bond between A₃ and M may each be a coordinate bond.

A₁ in Formula 1 may be ring CY₁ represented by Formula A1-1 or A1-2, and in Formulae A1-1 and A1-2, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1; A₂ in Formula 1 may be ring CY₂ represented by one of Formulae A2-1 to A2-3, and in Formulae A2-1 to A2-3, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1, and *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1; A₃ in Formula 1 may be ring CY₃ represented by one of Formulae A3-1 to A3-3, and in Formulae A3-1 to A3-3, * indicates a binding site M in Formula 1, “indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and *” indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula 1; and A₄ in Formula 1 may be a first atom linked to M, or a non-cyclic moiety including the first atom linked to M:

The first atom may be, for example, B, P, Si, O, or S, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the first atom may be O, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

X₁ to X₃ and Y₁ to Y₆ in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 may each independently be C or N.

For example, X₁ to X₃ in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 may each be N, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

Rings CY₁ to CY₃ in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 may each independently be a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

For example, rings CY₁ to CY₃ may each independently be selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a furan group, a thiophene group, a silole group, an indene group, a fluorene group, an indole group, a carbazole group, a benzofuran group, a dibenzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a dibenzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, an azafluorene group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzosilole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group, and a benzocarbazole group.

In one or more embodiments, rings CY₁ to CY₃ may each independently be i) a 5-membered ring, ii) a 6-membered ring, iii) a condensed ring with two or more 6-membered rings, or iv) a condensed ring with at least one 5-membered ring and at least one 6-membered ring; the 5-membered ring may be selected from a cyclopentadiene group, a furan group, a thiophene group, a pyrrole group, a silole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, an isoxadiazole group, an oxatriazole group, an isoxatriazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an isothiadiazole group, a thiatriazole group, an isothiatriazole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an azasilole group, a diazasilole group, and a triazasilole group; and the 6-membered ring may be selected from a cyclohexane group, a cyclohexene group, an admantane group, a norbornane group, a norbornene group, a benzene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, and a triazine group.

In an embodiment, at least one of rings CY₁ to CY₃ may be a condensed ring with two or more 6-membered rings or a condensed ring with at least one 5-membered ring and at least one 6-membered ring. The 5-membered ring and the 6-membered ring are the same as described above.

In an embodiment, when A₁ is the condensed ring with at least one 5-membered ring and at least one 6-membered ring, the 5-membered ring in the condensed ring may be linked to T₁ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, when A₁ is the condensed ring with at least one 5-membered ring and at least one 6-membered ring, the 6-membered ring in the condensed ring may be linked to T₁ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, when A₂ is the condensed ring with at least one 5-membered ring and at least one 6-membered ring, the 5-membered ring in the condensed ring may be linked to T₁ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, when A₂ is the condensed ring with at least one 5-membered ring and at least one 6-membered ring, the 6-membered ring in the condensed ring may be linked to T₁ in Formula 1.

The non-cyclic moiety including the first atom linked to M may be *—B(R₄₁)—*′, *—P(R₄₁)—*′, *—Si(R₄₁)(R₄₂)—*′, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—B(R₄₁)—C(═O)—*′, *—P(R₄₁)—C(═O)—*′, *—Si(R₄₁)(R₄₂)—C(═O)—*′, *—O—C(═O)—*′, or *—S—C(═O)—*′ (wherein R₄₁ and R₄₂ are the same as described in connection with R₄, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula 1), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

T₁ to T₃ in Formula 1 may each independently be selected from a single bond, a double bond, *—N(R₇)—*′, *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—S—*′, *—Se—*′, *—O—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)₂—*′, *—C(R₇)═*′, *═C(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)═C(R₈)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, and *—C≡C—*′. * and *′ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom. R₇ and R₈ are the same as described above, and R₇ and R₈ may optionally be linked via a single bond, a double bond, or a first linking group to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

The first linking group may be selected from *—N(R₉)—*′, *—B(R₉)—*′, *—P(R₉)—*″, *—C(R₉)(R₁₀)—*′, *—Si(R₉)(R₁₀)—*′, *—Ge(R₉)(R₁₀)—*′, *—S*′, *—Se—*′, *—O—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)₂—*′, *—C(R₉)═*′, *═C(R₉)—*′, *—C(R₉)═C(R₁₀)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, and *—C≡C—*′, R₉ and R₁₀ are the same as described in connection with R₇, and * and *′ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

In an embodiment, T₁ and T₂ may each be a single bond.

R₁ to R₃, R₇, and R₈ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉).

For example, R₁ to R₃, R₇, and R₈ may each independently be selected from:

-   -   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano         group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a         hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a         salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a         phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, —SF₅, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl         group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group;     -   a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted         with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,         —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a         cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a         hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a         salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a         phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a         cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a         cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a         norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,         a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a         pyridinyl group, and a pyrimidinyl group;     -   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a         cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a         norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,         a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a         fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a         fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a         chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl         group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl         group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl         group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl         group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl         group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group,         an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl         group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl         group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a         benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an         isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an         isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an         oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a         dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a         benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an         imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group;     -   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a         cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a         norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,         a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a         fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a         fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a         chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl         group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl         group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl         group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl         group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl         group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group,         an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl         group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl         group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a         benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an         isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an         isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an         oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a         dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a         benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an         imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each         substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl,         —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl         group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino         group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid         group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt         thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀         alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a         cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an         adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a         cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl         group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a         phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl         group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl         group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an         imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an         isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a         pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a         pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an         indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an         isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl         group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl         group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a         benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an         isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an         isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an         oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a         dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a         benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an         imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and         —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅); and     -   —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), and     -   Q₁ to Q₉ and Q₃₃ to Q₃₅ may each independently be selected from:     -   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,         —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, and         —CD₂CDH₂;     -   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an         iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an         n-pentyl group, an iso-pentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a         tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group; and     -   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an         iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an         n-pentyl group, an iso-pentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a         tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group, each         substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀         alkyl group, and a phenyl group.

In an embodiment, R₁ to R₃, R₇, and R₈ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a nitro group, —SF₅, —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, groups represented by Formulae 9-1 to 9-19, groups represented by Formulae 10-1 to 10-156, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉) (wherein Q₁ to Q₉ are the same as described herein), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In Formulae 9-1 to 9-19 and 10-1 to 10-156, “Ph” indicates a phenyl group, “TMS” indicates a trimethylsilyl group, and “*” indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

a1, a2, and a3 in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 respectively indicate the number of groups R₁, the number of groups R₂, and the number of groups R₃, and may each independently be an integer from 0 to 20 (for example, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4). When a1 is two or more, two or more groups R₁ may be identical to or different from each other, when a2 is two or more, two or more groups R₂ may be identical to or different from each other, and when a3 is two or more, two or more groups R₃ may be identical to or different from each other.

i) Two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₁ in Formulae A1-1 and A1-2 may optionally be linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, ii) two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂ in Formulae A2-1 to A2-3 may optionally be linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, iii) two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₃ in Formulae A3-1 to A3-3 may optionally be linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, and iv) two or more groups selected from R₁ to R₃ in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 may optionally be linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

For example, i) a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, formed by linking two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₁ in Formulae A1-1 and A1-2, ii) a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, formed by linking two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂ in Formulae A2-1 to A2-3, iii) a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, formed by linking two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₃ in Formulae A3-1 to A3-3, and iv) a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, formed by linking two neighboring groups selected from R₁ to R₃ in Formulae A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-3, and A3-1 to A3-3 may each independently be selected from:

-   -   a pentadiene group, a cyclohexane group, a cycloheptane group,         an adamantane group, a bicycloheptane group, a bicyclo-octane         group, a benzene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a         pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a naphthalene group, an         anthracene group, a tetracene group, a phenanthrene group, a         dihydronaphthalene group, a phenalene group, a benzothiophene         group, a benzofuran group, an indene group, an indole group, a         benzosilole group, an azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzofuran         group, an azaindene group, an azaindole group, and an         azabenzosilole group;     -   a pentadiene group, a cyclohexane group, a cycloheptane group,         an adamantane group, a bicycloheptane group, a bicyclo-octane         group, a benzene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a         pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a naphthalene group, an         anthracene group, a tetracene group, a phenanthrene group, a         dihydronaphthalene group, a phenalene group, a benzothiophene         group, a benzofuran group, an indene group, an indole group, a         benzosilole group, an azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzofuran         group, an azaindene group, an azaindole group, and an         azabenzosilole group, each substituted with at least one         R_(10a), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not         limited thereto.     -   R_(10a) is the same as described in connection with R₁.

“An azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzofuran group, an azaindene group, an azaindole group, an azabenzosilole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azafluorene group, an azacarbazole group, and an azadibenzosilole group” as used herein mean heteroatom-containing rings that respectively have the same structure as “a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, an indene group, an indole group, an benzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a fluorene group, a carbazole group, and a dibenzosilole group”, except that at least one of carbons forming the rings thereof is substituted with nitrogen.

A₁ and A₄ in Formula 1 are not linked to each other. That is, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may have three cyclometallated rings sharing M with one another.

Formula 1 satisfies at least one of a “First Condition” to a “Third Condition” below:

“First Condition”

A₁ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula A1-2,

“Second Condition”

A₂ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula A2-2 or A2-3, and

“Third Condition”

A₃ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula A3-2 or A3-3.

For example, Formula 1 may satisfy the “First Condition” and the “Second Condition”.

In an embodiment, Formula 1 may satisfy all of the “First Condition” to the “Third Condition”.

In an embodiment, A₁ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae A1-1(1) to A1-1(26) and A1-2(1) to A1-2(74):

In Formulae A1-1(1) to A1-1(26) and A1-2(1) to A1-2(74),

-   -   X₁ and R₁ are each independently the same as described herein,     -   X₁₁ may be O, S, N(R₁₁), C(R₁₁)(R₁₂), or Si(R₁₁)(R₁₂),     -   X₁₃ may be N or C(R₁₃),     -   X₁₄ may be N or C(R₁₄),     -   R₁₁ to R₁₈ are each independently the same as described in         connection with R₁,     -   a17 may be an integer from 0 to 7,     -   a16 may be an integer from 0 to 6,     -   a15 may be an integer from 0 to 5,     -   a14 may be an integer from 0 to 4,     -   a13 may be an integer from 0 to 3,     -   a12 may be an integer from 0 to 2,     -   *indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and     -   *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, A₂ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae A2-1(1) to A2-1(17), A2-2(1) to A2-2(58), and A2-3(1) to A2-3(58):

Formulae A2-1(1) to A2-1(17), A2-2(1) to A2-2(58), and A2-3(1) to A2-3(58),

-   -   X₂ and R₂ are each independently the same as described herein,     -   X₂₁ may be O, S, N(R₂₁), C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), or Si(R₂₁)(R₂₂),     -   X₂₃ may be N or C(R₂₃),     -   X₂₄ may be N or C(R₂₄),     -   R₂₁ to R₂₈ are each independently the same as described in         connection with R₂,     -   a26 may be an integer from 0 to 6,     -   a25 may be an integer from 0 to 5,     -   a24 may be an integer from 0 to 4,     -   a23 may be an integer from 0 to 3,     -   a22 may be an integer from 0 to 2,     -   * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1,     -   *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1, and     -   *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, A₃ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae A3-1(1) to A3-1(21), A3-2(1) to A3-2(58), and A3-3(1) to A3-3(58):

In Formulae A3-1(1) to A3-1(21), A3-2(1) to A3-2(58), and A3-3(1) to A3-3(58),

-   -   X₃ and R₃ are each independently the same as described herein,     -   X₃₁ may be O, S, N(R₃₁), C(R₃₁)(R₃₂), or Si(R₃₁)(R₃₂),     -   X₃₃ may be N or C(R₃₃),     -   X₃₄ may be N or C(R₃₄),     -   R₃₁ to R₃₈ are each independently the same as described in         connection with R₃,     -   a36 may be an integer from 0 to 6,     -   a35 may be an integer from 0 to 5,     -   a34 may be an integer from 0 to 4,     -   a33 may be an integer from 0 to 3,     -   a32 may be an integer from 0 to 2,     -   * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1,     -   *′ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and     -   *″ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments,

-   -   i) A₄ may be *—O—*′ or *—S—*′, and T₃ may be *—N(R₇)—*′,         *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*, *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′,         *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*′, or *—C(═O)—*′;     -   ii) A₄ may be represented by one of Formulae 4(1) to 4(5), and         T₃ may be a single bond, or     -   iii) A₄ may be *—O—*′ or *—S—*′, and T₃ may be a single bond,         but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited         thereto:

In Formulae A4(1) to A4(5),

-   -   R₄₁ and R₄₂ are each independently the same as described in         connection with R₁,     -   * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and     -   *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments,

-   -   A₁ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae CY1-1 to         CY1-11, and/or     -   A₂ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae CY2-1 to         CY2-5, and/or     -   A₃ in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae CY3-1 to         CY3-10:

In Formulae CY1-1 to CY1-11, CY2-1 to CY2-5, and CY3-1 to CY3-10,

-   -   X₂, X₃, and R₁ to R₃ are each independently the same as         described herein,     -   R_(1a) and R_(1b) are each independently the same as described         in connection with R₁,     -   X₂₁ may be O, S, N(R₂₁), C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), or Si(R₂₁)(R₂₂),     -   R_(2a), R_(2b), R₂₁, and R₂₂ are each independently the same as         described in connection with R₂,     -   R_(3a) and R_(3b) are each independently the same as described         in connection with R₃,     -   in Formulae CY1-1 to CY1-5, * indicates a binding site to M in         Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1,     -   in Formulae CY2-1 to CY2-5, * indicates a binding site to M in         Formula 1, *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1, and         *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and     -   in Formulae CY3-1 to CY3-6, * indicates a binding site to M in         Formula 1, indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and *′         indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula 1.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 1, A₁ may be represented by Formula A1-2, and A₂ may be represented by Formula A2-2.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 1,

-   -   i) A₃ may be represented by Formula A3-1, A₄ may be *—O—*′ or         *—S—*′, and T₃ may be *—N(R₇)—*′, *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*′,         *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*′, or *—C(═O)—*′,     -   ii) A₃ may be represented by Formula A3-1, A₄ may be represented         by one of Formulae 4(1) to 4(5), and T₃ may be a single bond, or     -   iii) A₃ may be represented by Formula A3-2, A₄ may be *—O—*′ or         *—S—*′, and T₃ may be a single bond, but embodiments of the         present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be one of Compounds 1 to 125:

A₄ in Formula 1 may be a first atom linked to M, or a non-cyclic moiety including the first atom linked to M, provided that the first atom is B, P, Si, O, or S. Since a moiety contributing to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level in Formula 1 is non-aromatic, it is possible to improve electron transport characteristics of a moiety contributing to the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level in Formula 1. Thus, electron donating capability of the organometallic compound may be improved. Therefore, luminescent efficiency of an electronic device, for example, an organic light-emitting device, which includes the organometallic compound, may be improved, and an emission wavelength thereof may be easily controlled (for example, an emission wavelength of red light or green light may be obtained).

Also, as described above, Formula 1 satisfies at least one of the “First Condition” to the “Third Condition”, and thus, thermal stability and electron donating capability of the organometallic compound may be improved by introducing a bicyclic group having a robust structure into the moiety contributing to the HOMO energy level in Formula 1. Therefore, the lifespan of an electronic device, for example, an organic light-emitting device, which includes the organometallic compound, may be improved, and an emission wavelength thereof may be easily controlled (for example, an emission wavelength of red light or green light may be obtained).

For example, HOMO, LUMO, energy band gap (E_(g)), singlet (S₁), and triplet (T₁) energy levels of some of Compounds illustrated above and Compound A were evaluated by using a DFT method of Gaussian program (structurally optimized at a level of B3LYP, 6-31G(d,p)).

TABLE 1 Compound HOMO Eg energy S₁ energy T₁ energy No. (eV) LUMO (eV) level (eV) level (eV) level (eV) 1 −4.743 −2.238 2.505 2.155 1.748 16 −4.661 −2.245 2.416 2.081 1.703 31 −4.739 −2.188 2.547 2.193 1.745 46 −4.735 −2.139 2.596 2.231 1.743 121 −4.504 −2.156 2.348 2.004 1.621 A −4.482 −2.342 2.140 2.214 1.598

From Table 1, it is confirmed that the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 has such electrical characteristics that are suitable for use in an electronic device, for example, for use as a dopant for an organic light-emitting device.

Synthesis methods of the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be recognizable by one of ordinary skill in the art by referring to Synthesis Examples provided below.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 is suitable for use in an organic layer of an organic light-emitting device, for example, for use as a dopant in an emission layer of the organic layer. Thus, another aspect of the present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting device that includes:

-   -   a first electrode;     -   a second electrode; and     -   an organic layer that is disposed between the first electrode         and the second electrode,     -   wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer and at         least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

The organic light-emitting device may have, due to the inclusion of an organic layer including the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, a low driving voltage, high efficiency, high power, high quantum efficiency, a long lifespan, a low roll-off ratio, and excellent color purity.

The organometallic compound of Formula 1 may be used between a pair of electrodes of an organic light-emitting device. For example, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 may be included in the emission layer. In this regard, the organometallic compound may act as a dopant, and the emission layer may further include a host (that is, an amount of the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 is smaller than an amount of the host).

The expression “(an organic layer) includes at least one of organometallic compounds” as used herein may include an embodiment in which “(an organic layer) includes identical organometallic compounds represented by Formula 1” and an embodiment in which “(an organic layer) includes two or more different organometallic compounds represented by Formula 1.”

For example, the organic layer may include, as the organometallic compound, only Compound 1. In this regard, Compound 1 may be included in an emission layer of the organic light-emitting device. In one or more embodiments, the organic layer may include, as the organometallic compound, Compound 1 and Compound 2. In this regard, Compound 1 and Compound 2 may be included in an identical layer (for example, Compound 1 and Compound 2 all may be included in an emission layer).

The first electrode may be an anode, which is a hole injection electrode, and the second electrode may be a cathode, which is an electron injection electrode; or the first electrode may be a cathode, which is an electron injection electrode, and the second electrode may be an anode, which is a hole injection electrode.

In an embodiment, in the organic light-emitting device, the first electrode is an anode, the second electrode is a cathode, and the organic layer further includes a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, or any combination thereof, and wherein the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

The term “organic layer” as used herein refers to a single layer and/or a plurality of layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device. The “organic layer” may include, in addition to an organic compound, an organometallic complex including metal.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment. Hereinafter, the structure of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment will be described in connection with FIG. 1 . The organic light-emitting device 10 includes a first electrode 11, an organic layer 15, and a second electrode 19, which are sequentially stacked.

A substrate may be additionally disposed under the first electrode 11 or above the second electrode 19. As the substrate, any substrate that is used in general organic light-emitting devices may be used, and the substrate may be a glass substrate or a transparent plastic substrate, each having excellent mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and water resistance.

The first electrode 11 may be formed by depositing or sputtering a material for forming the first electrode 11 on the substrate. The first electrode 11 may be an anode. The material for forming the first electrode 11 may be selected from materials with a high work function to facilitate hole injection. The first electrode 11 may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. The material for forming the first electrode may be, for example, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), and zinc oxide (ZnO). In one or more embodiments, magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used as the material for forming the first electrode.

The first electrode 11 may have a single-layered structure or a multi-layered structure including two or more layers. For example, the first electrode 11 may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO, but the structure of the first electrode 110 is not limited thereto.

The organic layer 15 is disposed on the first electrode 11.

The organic layer 15 may include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region.

The hole transport region may be disposed between the first electrode 11 and the emission layer.

The hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a buffer layer, or any combination thereof.

The hole transport region may include only either a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer. In one or more embodiments, the hole transport region may have a hole injection layer/hole transport layer structure or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer structure, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order from the first electrode 11.

A hole injection layer may be formed on the first electrode 11 by using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, or Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition.

When a hole injection layer is formed by vacuum deposition, the deposition conditions may vary depending on a compound that is used to form the hole injection layer, and the structure and thermal characteristics of the hole injection layer. For example, the deposition conditions may include a deposition temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a vacuum pressure of about 10⁻⁸ torr to about 10⁻³ torr, and a deposition rate of about 0.01 Angstroms per second (A/sec) to about 100 Å/sec. However, the deposition conditions are not limited thereto.

When the hole injection layer is formed using spin coating, coating conditions may vary according to the material used to form the hole injection layer, and the structure and thermal properties of the hole injection layer. For example, a coating speed may be from about 2,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) to about 5,000 rpm, and a temperature at which a heat treatment is performed to remove a solvent after coating may be from about 80° C. to about 200° C. However, the coating conditions are not limited thereto.

Conditions for forming a hole transport layer and an electron blocking layer may be understood by referring to conditions for forming the hole injection layer.

The hole transport region may include at least one selected from m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB, β-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD, Spiro-NPB, methylated-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA), polyaniline/poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PANI/PSS), a compound represented by Formula 201 below, and a compound represented by Formula 202 below:

Ar₁₀₁ and Ar₁₀₂ in Formula 201 may each independently be selected from:

-   -   a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a         naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group,         an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenalenylene         group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a         fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene         group, a chrysenylenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a         picenylene group, a perylenylene group, and a pentacenylene         group; and     -   a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a         naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group,         an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenalenylene         group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a         fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene         group, a chrysenylenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a         picenylene group, a perylenylene group, and a pentacenylene         group, each substituted with at least one selected from         deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a         nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine         group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt         thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric         acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀         alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀         heterocycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio         group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed heteropolycyclic group.

xa and xb in Formula 201 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 5, or may each independently be 0, 1, or 2. For example, xa may be 1 and xb may be 0, but xa and xb are not limited thereto.

R₁₀₁ to R₁₀₈, R₁₁₁ to R₁₁₉, and R₁₂₁ to R₁₂₄ in Formulae 201 and 202 may each independently be selected from:

-   -   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano         group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a         hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a         salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a         phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group         (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a         butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, and so on), and a         C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group (for example, a methoxy group, an ethoxy         group, a propoxy group, a butoxy group, a pentoxy group, and so         on);     -   a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, each substituted         with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a         hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an         amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a         carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group         or a salt thereof, and a phosphoric acid group or a salt         thereof;     -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a         fluorenyl group, and a pyrenyl group; and     -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a         fluorenyl group, and a pyrenyl group, each substituted with at         least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl         group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino         group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid         group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt         thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀         alkyl group, and a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group,     -   but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited         thereto.

R₁₀₉ in Formula 201 may be selected from:

-   -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a         pyridinyl group; and     -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a         pyridinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected         from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano         group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a         hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a         salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a         phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a         C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an         anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

In an embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

R₁₀₁, R₁₁₁, R₁₁₂, and R₁₀₉ in Formula 201A may be understood by referring to the description provided herein.

For example, the compound represented by Formula 201, and the compound represented by Formula 202 may include compounds HT1 to HT20 illustrated below, but are not limited thereto:

A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 100 Angstroms (Å) to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes at least one of a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, the thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and the thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are within these ranges, satisfactory hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to these materials, a charge-generation material for the improvement of conductive properties. The charge-generation material may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in the hole transport region.

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant. The p-dopant may be one selected from a quinone derivative, a metal oxide, and a cyano group-containing compound, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. Non-limiting examples of the p-dopant are a quinone derivative, such as tetracyanoquinonedimethane (TCNQ) or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinonedimethane (F4-TCNQ); a metal oxide, such as a tungsten oxide or a molybdenium oxide; and a cyano group-containing compound, such as Compound HT-D1 below, but are not limited thereto.

The hole transport region may include a buffer layer.

Also, the buffer layer may compensate for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer, and thus, efficiency of a formed organic light-emitting device may be improved.

Then, an emission layer may be formed on the hole transport region by vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, LB deposition, or the like. When the emission layer is formed by vacuum deposition or spin coating, the deposition or coating conditions may be similar to those applied in forming the hole injection layer although the deposition or coating conditions may vary according to a compound that is used to form the emission layer.

Meanwhile, when the hole transport region includes an electron blocking layer, a material for the electron blocking layer may be selected from materials for the hole transport region described above and materials for a host to be explained later. However, the material for the electron blocking layer is not limited thereto. For example, when the hole transport region includes an electron blocking layer, a material for the electron blocking layer may be mCP, which will be explained later.

The emission layer may include a host and a dopant, and the dopant may include the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

The host may include at least one selected from TPBi, TBADN, ADN (also referred to as “DNA”), CBP, CDBP, TCP, mCP, Compound H50, and Compound H51:

In one or more embodiments, the host may further include a compound represented by Formula 301 below:

Ar₁₁₁ and Ar₁₁₂ in Formula 301 may each independently be selected from:

-   -   a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a phenanthrenylene         group, and a pyrenylene group; and     -   a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a phenanthrenylene         group, and a pyrenylene group, each substituted with at least         one selected from a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an         anthracenyl group.

Ar₁₁₃ to Ar₁₁₆ in Formula 301 may each independently be selected from:

-   -   a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a         phenanthrenyl group, and a pyrenyl group; and     -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a         pyrenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from         a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an anthracenyl group.

g, h, i, and j in Formula 301 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 4, and may each independently be, for example, 0, 1, or 2.

Ar₁₁₃ to Ar₁₁₆ in Formula 301 may each independently be selected from:

-   -   a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group substituted with at least one selected from         a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an anthracenyl group;     -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a         pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group;     -   a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a         pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group,         each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F,         —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an         amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone         group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic         acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt         thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀         alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl         group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl         group, and a fluorenyl group; and

-   -   but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited         thereto.

In one or more embodiments, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 302 below:

Ar₁₂₂ to Ar₁₂₅ in Formula 302 are the same as described in detail in connection with Ar₁₁₃ in Formula 301.

Ar₁₂₆ and Ar₁₂₇ in Formula 302 may each independently be a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a propyl group).

k and l in Formula 302 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 4. For example, k and l may be 0, 1, or 2.

When the organic light-emitting device is a full-color organic light-emitting device, the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer. In one or more embodiments, due to a stacked structure including a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and/or a blue emission layer, the emission layer may emit white light.

When the emission layer includes a host and a dopant, an amount of the dopant may be in a range of about 0.01 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the emission layer is within this range, excellent light-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Then, an electron transport region may be disposed on the emission layer.

The electron transport region may include a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

For example, the electron transport region may have a hole blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure or an electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, but the structure of the electron transport region is not limited thereto. The electron transport layer may have a single-layered structure or a multi-layered structure including two or more different materials.

Conditions for forming the hole blocking layer, the electron transport layer, and the electron injection layer which constitute the electron transport region may be understood by referring to the conditions for forming the hole injection layer.

When the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, the hole blocking layer may include, for example, at least one of BCP, Bphen, and BAlq but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

A thickness of the hole blocking layer may be in a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the hole blocking layer is within these ranges, the hole blocking layer may have improved hole blocking ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport layer may further include at least one selected from BCP, Bphen, Alq₃, BAlq, TAZ, and NTAZ.

In one or more embodiments, the electron transport layer may include at least one of ET1 and ET25, but are not limited thereto:

A thickness of the electron transport layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron transport layer is within the range described above, the electron transport layer may have satisfactory electron transport characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Also, the electron transport layer may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include a Li complex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (lithium quinolate, LiQ) or ET-D2:

The electron transport region may include an electron injection layer that promotes flow of electrons from the second electrode 19 thereinto.

The electron injection layer may include at least one selected from LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li₂O, and BaO.

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron injection layer is within the range described above, the electron injection layer may have satisfactory electron injection characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The second electrode 19 is disposed on the organic layer 15. The second electrode 19 may be a cathode. A material for forming the second electrode 19 may be selected from metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, and a combination thereof, which have a relatively low work function. For example, lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used as a material for forming the second electrode 19. In one or more embodiments, to manufacture a top-emission type light-emitting device, a transmissive electrode formed using ITO or IZO may be used as the second electrode 19.

Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device has been described with reference to FIG. 1 , but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a diagnostic composition including at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 provides high luminescent efficiency. Accordingly, a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound may have high diagnostic efficiency.

The diagnostic composition may be used in various applications including a diagnosis kit, a diagnosis reagent, a biosensor, and a biomarker.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group” as used herein refers to a linear or branched saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, an iso-amyl group, and a hexyl group. The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₁, (wherein A₁₀₁ is the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and an iso-propyloxy group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by including at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the middle or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereof include an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, and a butenyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by including at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the middle or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereof include an ethynyl group, and a propynyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent saturated hydrocarbon monocyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and a cycloheptyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent saturated monocyclic group having at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si and S as a ring-forming atom and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a tetrahydrofuranyl group, and a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group that has 3 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and that has no aromaticity, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and a cycloheptenyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S as a ring-forming atom, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in its ring. Examples of the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group are a 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group, and a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and the term “C₆-C₆₀ arylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group include a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a pyrenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. When the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀ arylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group include a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinyl group. When the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₆-C₆ aryloxy group” as used herein indicates —OA₁₀₂ (wherein A₁₀₂ is the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group), and a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group as used herein indicates —SA₁₀₃ (wherein A₁₀₃ is the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group).

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 8 to 60 carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, only carbon atoms as ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. Examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group include a fluorenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 2 to 60 carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, a heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S, other than carbon atoms, as a ring-forming atom, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. Non-limiting examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group include a carbazolyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group” as used herein refers to a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group having, as a ring-forming atom, 5 to 30 carbon atoms only. The C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group may be a monocyclic group or a polycyclic group.

The term “C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group” as used herein refers to a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group having, as a ring-forming atom, at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S other than 1 to 30 carbon atoms. The C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group may be a monocyclic group or a polycyclic group.

At least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

-   -   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H,         —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino         group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a         carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group         or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a         C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl         group, and a C₁-C₀ alkoxy group;     -   a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl         group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least         one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H,         —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a         nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine         group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt         thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric         acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a         C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a         C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀         aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl         group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a         monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,         —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇), and         —P(═O)(Q₁₈)(Q₁₉);     -   a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio         group, a C₁-C₀₆ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed heteropolycyclic group;     -   a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio         group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least         one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H,         —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a         nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine         group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt         thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric         acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀         alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a         C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a         C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio         group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic         condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed         heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅),         —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇), and —P(═O)(Q₂₈)(Q₂₉); and     -   —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇), and         —P(═O)(Q₃₈)(Q₃₉), and     -   Q₁ to Q₉, Q₁₁ to Q₁₉, Q₂₁ to Q₂₉, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₉ may each         independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl,         —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an         amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone         group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic         acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt         thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀         alkynyl group, a C₁-C₀₆ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group,         a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a         C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀         aryl group substituted with at least one selected from a C₁-C₆₀         alkyl group and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a         C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent         non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent         non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

When a group containing a specified number of carbon atoms is substituted with any of the groups listed in the preceding paragraph, the number of carbon atoms in the resulting “substituted” group is defined as the sum of the carbon atoms contained in the original (unsubstituted) group and the carbon atoms (if any) contained in the substituent. For example, when the term “substituted C₁-C₃₀ alkyl” refers to a C₁-C₃₀ alkyl group substituted with C₆-C₃₀ aryl group, the total number of carbon atoms in the resulting aryl substituted alkyl group is C₇-C₆₀.

Hereinafter, a compound and an organic light-emitting device according to embodiments are described in detail with reference to Synthesis Example and Examples. However, the organic light-emitting device is not limited thereto. The wording “B was used instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples means that an amount of A used was identical to an amount of B used, in terms of a molar equivalent.

EXAMPLES Synthesis Example 1: Synthesis of Compound 1

Synthesis of Intermediate 1-1

10.00 grams (g) (18.20 millimoles, mmol) of the starting material 1a (1-(4-bromo-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole), 8.00 g (36.30 mmol) of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate, 4.40 g (36.30 mmol) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine, and 50 milliliters (mL) of triethylamine were added to a 500-mL round-bottom flask with a stirrer in a nitrogen atmosphere, and heated under reflux for 24 hours. After the reaction was completed, the organic layer was extracted with 400 mL of dichloromethane, washed with a NaCl aqueous solution (100 mL×2), dried with MgSO₄, and filtered. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=1:10) to obtain 11.5 g (yield: 99%) of Intermediate 1-1. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=651.65 (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis of Intermediate 1-2

14.0 g (21.5 mmol) of Intermediate 1-1 (tert-butyl 1-(4-bromo-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole-9-carboxylate) and 8.2 g (32.3 mmol) of bis(pinacolato)diboron were added to a flask, and 500 mL of toluene was added thereto in a nitrogen atmosphere. Then, 1.0 g (1.2 mmol) of PdCl₂(dppf) and 6.3 g (64.6 mmol) of KOAc were sequentially added thereto, and the reaction mixture was stirred at a temperature of 110° C. for 24 hours. After the reaction was completed, the reaction product was cooled to room temperature, and toluene was distilled off under reduced pressure. Then, 500 mL of ethyl acetate was added to the residue. The organic layer obtained therefrom was washed with a saturated NaHCO₃ aqueous solution (150 mL×2) and a saturated NaCl aqueous solution (100 mL×2), dried with MgSO₄, and filtered. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=1:20) to obtain 5.0 g (yield: 33%) of Intermediate 1-2. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=698.71 (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis of Intermediate 1-3

5.3 g (7.64 mmol) of Intermediate 1-2 (tert-butyl 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1-(1-phenyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-9H-carbazole-9-carboxylate) and 1.5 g (6.94 mmol) of methyl 6-bromopicolinate were added to a flask, and 150 ml of a mixed solvent of tetrahydrofuran/distilled water (4:1) was added thereto in a nitrogen atmosphere. Then, 0.4 g (0.35 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphospine)palladium(0) and 2.21 g (20.83 mmol) of potassium carbonate were sequentially added thereto, and the reaction mixture was stirred at a temperature of 110° C. for 24 hours. After the reaction was completed, the reaction product was cooled to room temperature and 500 mL of ethyl acetate was added thereto. The organic layer obtained therefrom was washed with a saturated NaHCO₃ aqueous solution (150 mL×2) and a saturated NaCl aqueous solution (100 mL×2), dried with MgSO₄, and filtered. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=1:20) to obtain 2.3 g (yield: 47%) of Intermediate 1-3. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=707.87 (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis of Intermediate 1-4

3.5 g of Intermediate 1-3 (tert-butyl 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1-(4-(6-(methoxycarbonyl)pyridine-2-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-9H-carbazole-9-carboxylate) was mixed with 20 mL of tetrahydrofuran at room temperature, and 0.2 g of lithium hydroxide mixed with 2 mL of distilled water were added thereto. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. After the reaction was completed, 500 mL of ethyl acetate was added to the reaction product. The organic layer obtained therefrom was washed with a saturated NaHCO₃ aqueous solution (150 mL×2) and a saturated NaCl aqueous solution (100 mL×2), dried with MgSO₄, and filtered. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=1:5) to obtain 3.3 g (yield: 99%) of Intermediate 1-4. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=693.84 (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis of Intermediate 1-5

3.0 g (23.3 mmol) of Intermediate 1-4 (6-(2-(9-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-yl)picolinic acid) was mixed with 50 mL of dichloromethane, and 1.0 mL of trifluoroacetic acid was slowly added dropwise thereto. The resulting mixture was stirred at a temperature of 100° C. for 12 hours. After the reaction was completed, a distillation process was performed on the reaction product under reduced pressure to remove dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid therefrom, and 300 mL of ethyl acetate was added thereto. Then, a saturated NaHCO₃ aqueous solution was added to an organic layer obtained therefrom until neutralized (pH=7 to 8), and the organic layer was separated therefrom. The obtained organic layer was washed with a saturated NaCl aqueous solution (100 mL×2), dried with MgSO₄, and filtered. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 2.3 g (yield: 78%) of Intermediate 1-5. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=593.73 (M+H)⁻.

Synthesis of Compound 1

2.0 g (5.06 mmol) of Intermediate 1-5 (6-(2-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-yl)picolinic acid) and 2.52 g (6.07 mmol) of K₂PtCl₄ were mixed with 70 mL of a mixed solvent including 60 mL of AcOH and 10 mL of H₂O, and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 16 hours. The resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature, and a precipitate was filtered therefrom. The precipitate was dissolved again in methylene chloride (MC) and washed with H₂O. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (MC 30%, Hex 70%) to obtain 1.50 g (yield: 38%) of Compound 1. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=786.80 (M+H)⁻.

Synthesis Example 2: Synthesis of Compound 16

1.1 g (yield: 41%) of Compound 16 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1, except that the starting material 16a was used instead of the starting material 1a (1-(4-bromo-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole) in synthesizing Intermediate 1-1. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=674.58 (M+H)⁻.

Synthesis Example 3: Synthesis of Compound 31

0.8 g (yield: 32%) of Compound 31 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1, except that 2-bromoquinoline-8-ol was used instead of methyl 6-bromopicolinate in synthesizing Intermediate 1-3. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=808.85 (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis Example 4: Synthesis of Compound 46

1.0 g (yield: 35%) of Compound 46 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1, except that the starting material 16a was used instead of the starting material 1a (1-(4-bromo-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole) in synthesizing Intermediate 1-1, and 2-bromoquinoline-8-ol was used instead of methyl 6-bromopicolinate in synthesizing Intermediate 1-3. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=696.63, (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis Example 5: Synthesis of Compound 61

0.7 g (yield: 30%) of Compound 61 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1, except that the starting material 61a (4-bromo-2-(5-(tert-butyl)-1H-indole-7-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole) was used instead of the starting material 1a (1-(4-bromo-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole) in synthesizing Intermediate 1-1. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=680.63 (M+H)⁺.

Synthesis Example 6: Synthesis of Compound 91

0.9 g (yield: 31%) of Compound 91 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1, except that the starting material 61a (4-bromo-2-(5-(tert-butyl)-1H-indole-7-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole) was used instead of the starting material 1a (1-(4-bromo-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole) in synthesizing Intermediate 1-1, and 2-bromoquinoline-8-ol was used instead of methyl 6-bromopicolinate in synthesizing Intermediate 1-3. The obtained compound was identified by LC-MS.

LC-MS m/z=702.68 (M+H)⁺.

Evaluation Example 1: Evaluation of Photoluminescence Quantum Yield (PLQY)

A CH₂Cl₂ solution of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and a mixture of 8 percent by weight (wt %) of CBP and Compound 1 (an amount of Compound 1 was 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the mixture) were mixed. The resulting mixture was coated on a quartz substrate by using a spin coater, thermally treated at a temperature of 80° C. in an oven, and then coated to room temperature, thereby completing the manufacture of film 1.

The luminescence quantum yield of film 1 was evaluated by using a Hamamatsu Photonics absolute photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield measurement system equipped with a xenon light source, a monochromator, a photonic multichannel analyzer, and an integrating sphere, and photoluminescence quantum yield (PLOY) measurement software (Hamamatsu Photonics, Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan). It was confirmed from the evaluation result that the PLQY in film of Compound 1 was 0.998. Therefore, it is confirmed that Compound 1 has high PLOY in film.

Example 1

As an anode, a glass substrate, on which ITO/Ag/ITO were respectively deposited to thicknesses of 70 Angstroms (Å)/1,000 Å/70 Å, was cut to a size 50 mm×50 mm×0.5 mm (mm=millimeter), sonicated with iso-propyl alcohol and pure water each for 5 minutes, and then cleaned by exposure to ultraviolet rays and ozone for 30 minutes. Then, the resulting glass substrate was provided to a vacuum deposition apparatus.

2-TNATA was deposited on the anode to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 600 Å, and 4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl (NPB) was deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of 1,350 Å.

CBP (host) and Compound 1 (dopant) were co-deposited on the hole transport layer at a weight ratio of 94:6 to form an emission layer having a thickness of 400 Å, and BCP was deposited on the emission layer to form a hole blocking layer having a thickness of 50 Å. Then, Alq₃ was deposited on the hole blocking layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 350 Å, LiF was deposited on the electron transport layer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 10 Å, and MgAg was deposited on the electron injection layer at a weight ratio of 90:10 to form a cathode having a thickness of 120 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device (emitting red light) having a structure of ITO/Ag/ITO/2-TNATA (600 Å)/NPB (1,350 Å)/CBP+Compound 1 (6 wt %) (400 Å)/BCP (50 Å)/Alq₃ (350 Å)/LiF (10 Å)/MgAg (120 Å).

Examples 2 to 5 and Comparative Example A

Organic light-emitting devices were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compounds shown in Table 2 were each used instead of Compound 1 as a dopant in forming an emission layer.

Evaluation Example 2: Evaluation of Characteristics of Organic Light-Emitting Devices

The driving voltage, luminescent efficiency, and PLQY of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Example A were evaluated, and evaluation results thereof are shown in Table 2. This evaluation was performed using a current-voltage meter (Keithley 2400) and a luminance meter (Minolta Cs-1,000A).

TABLE 2 Driving Luminescent voltage efficiency Dopant (V) (cd/A) PLQY (%) Example 1 Compound 4.892 17.34 14.85 1 Example 2 Compound 4.883 18.15 15.32 16 Example 3 Compound 5.001 19.88 17.24 46 Example 4 Compound 4.913 18.33 15.20 61 Example 5 Compound 5.000 18.92 15.92 91 Comparative Compound 5.421 14.35 12.22 Example A A

Referring to Table 2, it is confirmed that the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 5 have excellent or equivalent driving voltage, luminescent efficiency, and PLQY characteristics, as compared with those of the organic light-emitting device of Comparative Example A.

As described above, the organometallic compounds according to the embodiments of the present disclosure have excellent electrical characteristics and thermal stability, and accordingly, organic light-emitting devices including such organometallic compounds may have excellent driving voltage, efficiency, power, color purity, and lifespan characteristics. Also, due to excellent phosphorescent luminescence characteristics, such organometallic compounds may provide a diagnostic composition having high diagnostic efficiency.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein M in Formula 1 is beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), titanium (Ti), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), zirconium (Zr), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), rhenium (Re), platinum (Pt), or gold (Au), in Formula 1, two bonds selected from a bond between A₁ and M, a bond between A₂ and M, a bond between A₃ and M, and a bond between A₄ and M are each a covalent bond, and the others thereof are each a coordinate bond, A₁ in Formula 1 is represented by one of Formulae A1-2(1) to A1-2(74),

wherein, in Formulae A1-2(1) to A1-2(74), X₁ and R₁ are each independently the same as described below, X₁₁ is O, S, N(R₁₁), C(R₁₁)(R₁₂), or Si(R₁₁)(R₁₂), X₁₃ is N or C(R₁₃), X₁₄ is N or C(R₁₄), R₁₁ to R₁₈ are each independently the same as described below, a17 is an integer from 0 to 7, a16 is an integer from 0 to 6, a15 is an integer from 0 to 5, a14 is an integer from 0 to 4, a13 is an integer from 0 to 3, a12 is an integer from 0 to 2, *indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1, A₂ in Formula 1 is represented by one of Formulae A2-2(1) to A2-2(58),

wherein, in Formulae A2-2(1) to A2-2(58), X₂ and R₂ are each independently the same as described below, X₂₁ is O, S, N(R₂₁), C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), or Si(R₂₁)(R₂₂), X₂₃ is N or C(R₂₃), X₂₄ is N or C(R₂₄), R₂₁ to R₂₈ are each independently the same as described below, a26 is an integer from 0 to 6, a25 is an integer from 0 to 5, a24 is an integer from 0 to 4, a23 is an integer from 0 to 3, a22 is an integer from 0 to 2, *indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, *′ indicates a binding site to T₁ in Formula 1, and *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, A₃ in Formula 1 is ring CY₃ represented by one of Formulae A3-1 to A3-2, and in Formulae A3-1 to A3-2, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula 1, A₄ in Formula 1 is a first atom linked to M, or a non-cyclic moiety comprising the first atom linked to M, the first atom is B, P, Si, O, or S, X₁ to X₃ and Y₁ to Y₆ in Formulae A1-2(1) to A1-2(74), A₂-2(1) to A2-2(58), and A3-1 to A3-2 are each independently C or N, ring CY₃ in Formulae A3-1 to A3-3 are each independently a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, in Formula 1, T₁ to T₃ are each independently selected from a single bond, a double bond, *—N(R₇)—*′, *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*, *—S—*′, *—Se—*, *—O—*, *—C(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)₂—*′, *—C(R₇)═*′, *═C(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)═C(R₈)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, and *—C≡C—*′, and * and *′ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom, R₇ and R₈ are optionally linked via a single bond, a double bond, or a first linking group to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, R₁ to R₃, R₇, R₈, R₁₁ to R₁₈ and R₂₁ to R₂₈ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF₅, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), a3 in Formulae A3-1 to A3-2 are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₁ are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, two of a plurality of neighboring R₁₁ to R₁₈ are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₂ are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, two of a plurality of neighboring R₂₁ to R₂₈ are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, two of a plurality of neighboring groups R₃ are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, two or more groups selected from R₁ to R₃ are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, A₁ and A₄ in Formula 1 are not linked to each other, at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is selected from: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇), and —P(═O)(Q₁₈)(Q₁₉); a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group; a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇), and —P(═O)(Q₂₈)(Q₂₉); and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇), and —P(═O)(Q₃₈)(Q₃₉), and Q₁ to Q₉, Q₁₁ to Q₁₉, Q₂₁ to Q₂₉, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₉ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, and a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.
 2. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein the bond between X₁ and M and the bond between A₄ and M are each a covalent bond, and the bond between X₂ and M and the bond between A₃ and M are each a coordinate bond.
 3. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein the first atom is O.
 4. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein ring CY₃ is selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a furan group, a thiophene group, a silole group, an indene group, a fluorene group, an indole group, a carbazole group, a benzofuran group, a dibenzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a dibenzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, an azafluorene group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzosilole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group, and a benzocarbazole group.
 5. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein R₁ to R₃, R₇, R₈, R₁₁ to R₁₈ and R₂₁ to R₂₈ are each independently selected from: hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, —SF₅, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, and a pyrimidinyl group; a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group; a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅); and —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉), and Q₁ to Q₉ and Q₃₃ to Q₃₅ are each independently selected from: —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂, —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, and —CD₂CDH₂; an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an iso-pentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group; and an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an iso-pentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, and a phenyl group.
 6. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein R₁ to R₃, R₇, R₈, R₁₁ to R₁₈ and R₂₁ to R₂₈ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a nitro group, —SF₅, —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, groups represented by Formulae 9-1 to 9-19, groups represented by Formulae 10-1 to 10-156, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), —B(Q₆)(Q₇), and —P(═O)(Q₈)(Q₉):

wherein, in Formulae 9-1 to 9-19 and 10-1 to 10-156, “Ph” indicates a phenyl group, “TMS” indicates a trimethylsilyl group, and “*” indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.
 7. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein A₃ is represented by one of Formulae A3-1(1) to A3-1(21), and A3-2(1) to A3-2(58):

wherein, in Formulae A3-1(1) to A3-1(21), and A3-2(1) to A3-2(58), X₃ and R₃ are each independently the same as in claim 1, X₃₁ is O, S, N(R₃₁), C(R₃₁)(R₃₂), or Si(R₃₁)(R₃₂), X₃₃ is N or C(R₃₃), X₃₄ is N or C(R₃₄), R₃₁ to R₃₈ are each independently the same as R₃ in claim 1, a36 is an integer from 0 to 6, a35 is an integer from 0 to 5, a34 is an integer from 0 to 4, a33 is an integer from 0 to 3, a32 is an integer from 0 to 2, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula
 1. 8. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein i) A₄ is *—O—*′ or *—S—*′, and T₃ is *—N(R₇)—*′, *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*′, or *—C(═O)—*′; ii) A₄ is represented by one of Formulae 4(1) to 4(5), and T₃ is a single bond, or iii) A₄ is *—O—*′ or *—S—*′, and T₃ is a single bond:

wherein, in Formulae A4(1) to A4(5), R₄₁ and R₄₂ are each independently the same as R₁ in claim 1, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula
 1. 9. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein A₃ is represented by one of Formulae CY3-1 to CY3-10:

wherein, in Formulae CY3-1 to CY3-10, X₃, and R₃ are each independently the same as in claim 1, R_(3a) and R_(3b) are each independently the same as R₃ in claim 1, and in Formulae CY3-1 to CY3-6, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, *″ indicates a binding site to T₂ in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula
 1. 10. The organometallic compound of claim 1, wherein i) A₃ is represented by Formula A3-1, A₄ is *—O—*′ or *—S—*′, T₃ is *—N(R₇)—*′, *—B(R₇)—*′, *—P(R₇)—*′, *—C(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Si(R₇)(R₈)—*′, *—Ge(R₇)(R₈)—*′, or *—C(═O)—*′, ii) A₃ is represented by Formula A3-1, A₄ is represented by one of Formulae 4(1) to 4(5), and T₃ is a single bond, or, iii) A₃ is represented by Formula A3-2, A₄ is *—O—*′ or *—S—*′, and T₃ is a single bond:

wherein, in Formulae A4(1) to A4(5), R₄₁ and R₄₂ are each independently the same as R₁ in claim 1, * indicates a binding site to M in Formula 1, and *′ indicates a binding site to T₃ in Formula
 1. 11. An organic light-emitting device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and comprising an emission layer, wherein the organic layer comprises at least one organometallic compound of claim
 1. 12. The organic light-emitting device of claim 11, wherein the first electrode is an anode, the second electrode is a cathode, and the organic layer further comprises a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, or any combination thereof, and wherein the electron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.
 13. The organic light-emitting device of claim 11, wherein the emission layer comprises the organometallic compound.
 14. The organic light-emitting device of claim 13, wherein the emission layer further comprises a host, and wherein an amount of the host is larger than an amount of the organometallic compound.
 15. A diagnostic composition comprising the organometallic compound of claim
 1. 